The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-15
EMPIRE STATE REPUBLICANS
Colonel Fred D. Grant Unanimously
Placed at the HEAD of the Ticket,
And Good Selections Made for the Other Offices
to Be FIlled-A Short Platform Enunci-
ating Sound Republican Doctrine.

night Consultation as to nominations and
organization continued unit, midnight
Senators Evarts and Hscock declined to be
considered aspirants for the Craftsmanship of the
convention. and both agreed to urge Seth Low
for pro tenn and Warner Miller for permanent
chairman. The State committee after Mr..
Miller acauiesced in this arrangement, SO voted.
Yesterday afternoon Senator Hiscock called
upon ex-senator Miller at his room at Congress
hall, and a friendly interview occurred. Both
expressed desire for the Republican party s
success and pledged their best efforts thereto.
Later. Mr.. Miller returned Senator Hiscock's
call, and then it arranged that conference
of leading men should take place Messrs. His
cock, Morton, Miller and Burleigh came together
and were two hours in consultation. The gen.
eral purport of the platform considered and
the shaping of the State ticket discussed
Promptly at noon the 693 delegates met in the
Casino Rink and the convention called to
order, and. after prayer, the Hon. Seth Low
assumed the temporary craftsmanship and ad-
dressed the convention. He said:
The men whom we shall put in nomination for the
various offices to be filled must be VIII cAarac
ter Gnd ability will command the confidence of the
form to be adopted by the convention is OF even
greater Importance than the candidates to be placed
taken by the party either of which as see it. would
bring rejoicing to our enemies and sorrow to our
friends. One of these mistaken attitudes may lken
to that of the man who with his face
turned backward. The past achievements of the Re-
publican party are the proud possession of all Aer
Woe be to the party that. having glorious
record. should ever pass beyo nd the power of the
inspiration of it, but equal will be to the party
in the strenuous struggle OF American life which rests
its claims upon its past and upon its present.
confident it will be pleasure of this convention
to avoid this error III second mistaken attitude 10
which have referred alb be that of standing in
the of living issues and speaking about them
words of uncertain sound advise the convention to
give up all attempts to catch the Prohibition vote
and to place the Republican party firmly upon
platform declaring for high license and local option
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Lows speech the
regular committees were appointed, and re-
cess taken until o'clock.
When the convention reassembled at 4:I5.
two or three small contests were reported by
the committee on credentials In favor OF sitting
delee ateS.
The committee on permanent organization
reported for president, Hon. Warner Miller.
The report was concurred in and Mr.. Miller
conducted to the platform by Senator Hiscock,
being received with great applause.
The committee on platform not being ready
to report, a recess of one hour was taken.
On reconvening the com mittee WAS not ready
and the convention proceeded to nominations.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts placed the name of Col.
Fred ID. Grant before the convention for Secre-
tary of State saying, Colonel Grant not
only citizen of the State, but of the United
States; In broad sense he was known all
the Common wealth. He was modest, just SEN
slble true-a man within himself sufficient,
aside from the glory that surrounds his name
He was conspicuous beside his mother in the
care of the dying soldier. Applause. The fit
ness of his character and his modesty. aside
from his distinguished parentage, rendered him
first man for the place.
No other name was presented and Colonel
Grant was unanimously nominated by accla-
nation.
Judge Jesse S. Lamoreaux. of Saratoga coun-
ty, was nominated for Comptroller: James
H. Carmichael. of Erie. for Treasurer; James
A. Dennisou, of Fulton, Attorney general:
o. II. P. Cornell for State Eneineerand Sur
veyor.
The platform begins by stating that the Re-
publican party seeks restoration to power In the
Nation and State, and rehearses its record and
that of the Democratic party since its accession
to power as reasons therefor; claiming for the
former success in war, in paci6cation and
restoration and in executive, legislative and
financial achievements" and charging upon the
latter 'lncapacity and inefficiency in administra
ton ana legislation and 1.-The egregious blum
ders of the executive and the Democratic branch
OF Congress-" 1t proceeds as follows:
Two and half years of a Democratic president who
has had the cooperation of whelning maior-
ity in the House of Representatives, where under the
Constitution all revenue measures must originate
have exposed the icapacity of the Democratic party
and the weakness of the Democratic policy. under
which so much was promised the people, but from
which there have only broken pledges, failure
TO promote the peoples interests; plans to reduce
the revenues to retrench expenditures; purpose
to promote practical civilservce reform, other
wise TO improve the public service while conspicuous
among the many shortcomings of this administra-
faithless and incompetent the postal service disor
ganized and its efficiency impaired, and the public
We adhere firmly to the American policy. under
whose operation unexampled prosperity and thrift
have blessed the land and hold that any changes
be made liz the tariff laws should be made by the
friends of those laws and in the interest OF protection
of labor on soil and Of home markets, not by
in the interest of freetrade propagandists for
the benefit of foreign producers and foreign labor
National taxation should be SO adjusted to raise
revenue sufficient for an economic and wise admins
tration OF the government, for the payment
national and for defense but any
reduction should be so made to impair the
perity of home industries. American markets must
be preserved to the products of American labor and
capital and protected from foreign encroachments.
The principle of the National and State civservce
should be executed in the spirit in which they
enacted and accepted by the people, aud be advanced
and made permanent
It charges President Cleveland and Governor
Hill with hypocrisy and systematic perversion
of the law to partisan purposes" and says the
political rights of all persons throughout the
land must be- established firmly and beyond
controversy" 1t charges persecution of the
workingman in the South and the denial of his
civil rights" and declares that "a fair hearing
on all public questions, free ballot in every
citizens hand, and an honest count Of the vote
are just prerogatives of citizenship. to which
full respect must be paid to insure the enjoy
ment of the freeman's birthright, and the
maintenance of republican government q
stable foundation" The veterans of the Union
army and navy are entitled to the consideration
should receive generous care and adequate pen
sions. The fippant, sneering language OF
President Clevelaud's vetoes of pension bills
was insulting to the veterans ard degrading 10
the executive The "subservent spirit dis
played in Mr.. Cleveland's illegal order
to return rebel battle-faes. the
precious trophies of the Union troops,
deserves only Reproduction and Justly
excites the resentment of all loyal people," On
the question of immigration it says: "Anar-
chists, Communists polygamists, paupers, fugi-
tives from justice, and insane vicious and GRIM
inal persons. as also contract labor, should be
vigorously excluded; but honest, industrious.
well-intentioned persons escaping the oppression
and degradation of Old World despotisms, and
the crushing force of free-trade policies
welcome as a desirable element III our popula-
ton"
On the liquor question in the State. is says:
1--WE heartily indorse the purpose of the Repub-
lican ma ority of the Legislature in passing the
bills to limit and restrict the liquor traffic and
we condemn the vetoes of the Governor hos
tile TO that purpose. We recommend compre-
nd affo ia 10, TO-